Automotive pillar with a storage compartment for a vacuum device

- Engineered Plastics
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automotive pillar with a storage compartment for a vacuum device, showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof, with the vacuum device shown in broken lines in stored position.

The broken line showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line boundary of the upper portion of the pillar defines the edge of the claimed design but forms no part of it.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automotive pillar with a storage compartment for a vacuum device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D508229
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 2004
Date of Patent: Aug 9, 2005
Assignee: Engineered Plastics (Auburn Hills, MI)
Inventors: Fred Castator (Wixom, MI), Jim Smith (Rochester Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Howard & Howard
Application Number: 29/216,143